Atlanta Indian Community - AtlantaIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 6/18/1979

Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
11/7/1974Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
2/6/1937Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born.